Improvement in shoemaker s bench



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LettersvPatent No.`77607, dated May 5,1868. l

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TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, JoHN A. HAHN and CHA-rinus VOGLER, of Degra, in thecounty of Logan, and ,State of. Ohio, have invented a new andv improvedShoemakers Bench; and we do hereby declare that the'following Ais afull, clear, and exact description of thesarue, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a partl Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is an end elevation. Figure 3 is a top view. Figure 4 is'across-section, showing the spindle 'l Theobject of this invention istoprovid-e a neat and convenient benchfor the use of shoemakers, whichshall have on one sideof the operator an adjustable clamp of improvedconstruction, and onthe other side-,an adjustable rotating jack, forholding bootsand shoesA during the operation of pegging. l

In the drawings, A represents the seat or platform of the bench,supported upon suitable legs B On one end of the bench is a clamp, C,composed ofone jaw, c, which is movable only vertically, and another,e', which is movable both vertically and laterally. Thejaw c is hingedat Lits lower end to the jaw c, and can be clamped against it'witlrgreat power by means of a cam-lever, D, operated by an arm, E, andtreadle F. By

pressing down on the treadle F, the operator obtains the power oftwolevers, F and D, and of the cam on the latter lever, by which tooperate-the clamp. A spring, s, is employed to force the two jawsof theclamp asundenv Thejaw e extends al short distance below the otherjaw,and is bolted or otherwise suitably attached to a. lcross-bar, Gr,supported in mortises or slots in two of the legs, and capable Qfbeingadjusted upand down by means ofpins and holese c e. Byithis means theclamp CJ can be adjusted higher or lower, tosuit the convenience of theworkman.

I The jaw e may be h'eldiirmly in position, while the other jaw isoperating against it,'by means of anarm or projecting. end of a beam, H,behind it. If bolted to that beam, the bolt may work in a slot in thejaw, so that the latter c an move up 'and down`without d iiiculty. p i iOn'the' vopposite end of the bench is a plate, I, which is supported by,and rotates horizontally upon, a spindle, J, which stands vertically inan opening thrpugh the bench, being held in position by two metallicplates, K and L, one riveted to the upper and the other to the underside of the bench, and extending slightly l over the opening justreferred to. The plate I supports two blocks, one,"M, 'xed immovably toit, and another, N,'working back and forth toand from the block M bymeansv of a screw-rod, O. I

The upper surfaces-of the blocks are made concave, and fitted to receiveand hold a bootor shoe in the position shown by the red linesl in thedrawings: A strap, r,jpasses around the shank of the shoe, when thelatter 'is on the blocks, and, extending down to a dtrea'dle, T, enablesthe operator, by placing his fobt on the' treaclle, to coriiine the bootor shoe as {irmly in position ashe desires, while he is at work upon it.Both the' treadles Tand F may have a set of notches, or a ratchet,` c n,on the side of the slot in the bench-leg, through which they extend, sothat they can be fastened Adown while the operatoris at work. The plateI,`with the boot or shoe upon it, can be turned to an'y 'horizontalposition to suit the'conveniencc of the'workman, and the 4blocks M N can4be adjusted to any size of shoe or boot.

'.lhe workman can sit upon the bench while at worlgor upon a stoolindependent of thebench, or, by raise' ing the bench upon blocks, can,without any diiculty, do all his work while standing, thereby relievinghimself of the necessity of maintaining one cramped position while atwork, and greatly promoting his convenience, comfort, and health. a v yHaving thus described our invention, whatwe claim as new, and desire tosecure by -Letters Patent, is-

l. The clamp C', whenconstructed with the vertically-adjustable jawc,-the vertically and laterally-movable I jaw c', the springs, andthe.combinaltion of the camlever D, rod E, and treaclle F, forthepurpose of operating it, the whole being constructed, arranged, andoperating inthe manner described;

2. The combination and arrangement, on a shoemakers bench, of the clampG, constructed and operating as 'above described, and the apparatus4consistimcg of the plate I, blocks M and N, screw O, strap r, andtreadle T, all constructed and operating in the manner and for thepnrposes set forth.

To'theabove speciction of our invention nre have signed our hands, this10th day of March, 1868. Witnesses: n JOHN A. HAHN.

GEO. S. NIMAN, n ISAAC' SMIgfH.

Witnesses: i CHARLES VOGLER.

` Omas. A. PETTIT,

GEO. W. ROTHWELL.

